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In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain. — Plautus

To a well deserving person God will show favor. To an ill deserving person He will simply be just. — Plautus

Slander-mongers and those who listen to slander, if I had my way, would all be strung up, the talkers by the tongue, the listeners by the ears. — Plautus

No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives. — Plautus

Laws are subordinate to custom. — Plautus

He is a friend indeed who proves himself a friend in need. — Plautus

Est etiam, ubi profecto damnum praestet facere, quam lucrum - there are occasions when it is certainly better to lose than to gain — Plautus

Man's fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
[Lat., Actutum fortunae solent mutarier; varia vita est.] — Plautus

The sea is certainly common to all. — Plautus

He is hailed a conqueror of conquerors.
[Lat., Victor victorum cluet.] — Plautus

To snatch the worm from the trap. — Plautus

Consider the little mouse, how sagacious an animal it is which never entrusts its life to one hole only. — Plautus

Never speak ill of an absent friend. — Plautus

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired. — Plautus

Your tittle-tattlers, and those who listen to slander, by my good will should all be hanged
the former by their tongues, the latter by the ears. — Plautus

He who dies for virtue does not perish. — Plautus

To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the unjust, is simple folly. — Plautus

I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry.
[Lat., Uxorem accepi, dote imperium vendidi.] — Plautus

A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction. — Plautus

For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed. — Plautus

Where there are friends there is wealth. — Plautus

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words. — Plautus

He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward. — Plautus

You must spend money to make money. — Plautus

It is good to love in a moderate degree; but it is not good to love to distraction. — Plautus

If you spend a thing you can not have it.
[Lat., Non tibi illud apparere si sumas potest.] — Plautus

Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity. — Plautus

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within. — Plautus

A contented mind is the best source for trouble. — Plautus

Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know. — Plautus

It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush. — Plautus

A woman smells well when she smells of nothing. — Plautus

A word to the wise is enough. — Plautus

He is happy in his wisdom who has learned at another's expense. — Plautus

That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will. — Plautus

Flying without feathers is not easy; my wings have no feathers. — Plautus

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness. — Plautus

Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate. — Plautus

Always bring money along with your complaints. — Plautus

To waste one's breath; to pump into a sieve. — Plautus

Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend.
[Lat., Tardo amico nihil est quidquam iniquius.] — Plautus

It is much easier to begin than to end. — Plautus

Ones oldest friend is the best. — Plautus

It is easy to rule over the good. — Plautus

Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. — Plautus

It is common to forget a man and slight him if his good will cannot help you. — Plautus

Flame is very near to smoke. — Plautus

He that is in love, faith, if he be hungry, is not hungry at all. — Plautus

That least pleases us which is most urged on us. — Plautus

Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs! — Plautus

A woman finds it much easier to do ill than well.
[Lat., Mulieri nimio male facere melius est onus, quam bene.] — Plautus

A mouse relies not solely on one hole. — Plautus

If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people's wrath is as heavy as lead. — Plautus

No man is wise enough by himself. — Plautus

No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days. — Plautus

That's a miserable and cursed word, to say I had, when what I have is nothing. — Plautus

It wasn't for nothing that the raven was just now croaking on my left hand. — Plautus

The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors. — Plautus

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return. — Plautus

Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home. — Plautus

A man with courage has every blessing. — Plautus

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not. — Plautus

As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry. — Plautus

I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism. — Plautus

Worthy things happen to the worthy. — Plautus

I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain. — Plautus

Disgrace is immortal, and living even when one thinks it dead. — Plautus

That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one. — Plautus

I am myself my own commander.
[Lat., Egomet sum mihi imperator.] — Plautus

Courage easily finds its own eloquence. — Plautus

Fire is next akin to smoke. — Plautus

There is indeed a God that hears and sees whate'er we do.
[Lat., Est profecto deus, qui, quae nos gerimus, auditque et videt.] — Plautus

The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself. — Plautus

What is yours is mine, and all mine is yours. — Plautus

Wine is a cunning wrestler. — Plautus

Feast today makes fast tomorrow — Plautus

A word to the wise is sufficient — Plautus

Fortune moulds and circumscribes human affairs as she pleases.
[Lat., Fortuna humana fingit artatque ut lubet.] — Plautus

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life. — Plautus

He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated, even when most on his guard. — Plautus

Good things soon find a purchaser. — Plautus

I've seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it. — Plautus

The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture. — Plautus

That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family. — Plautus

Women have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men. — Plautus

I count him lost, who is lost to shame. — Plautus

To love is human, it is also human to forgive. — Plautus

Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope. — Plautus

If you speak insults you will hear them also. — Plautus

I love truth and wish to have it always spoken to me: I hate a liar.
[Lat., Ego verum amo, verum volo mihi dici; mendacem odi.] — Plautus

We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss. — Plautus

Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person? — Plautus

To make any gain some outlay is necessary. — Plautus

Every one can remember that which has interested himself. — Plautus

The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money. — Plautus

Flight without feathers is not easy. — Plautus

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight. — Plautus

When you fly from temptation, don't leave a forwarding address. Where there's smoke there's fire. — Plautus

Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead. — Plautus

One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers. — Plautus